Consultant Adult Psychiatrist

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Wales is seeking a Consultant Adult Psychiatrist to join their dedicated Mental Health Team. The role involves providing clinical leadership, managing complex cases, and supervising junior doctors. Ideal candidates will have GMC registration, MRC Psych, and experience in psychiatry with a collaborative approach to patient care. This position offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive environment focused on community health.

Benefits

Protected time for education

Opportunities in research and leadership

Qualifications

• Comprehensive training and experience in psychiatry.
• Management and Administration Experience.
• Evidence of having undertaken audit relevant to speciality.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary community mental health team.
• Liaise with senior clinicians and contribute to the consultant on-call rota.
• Supervise junior doctors and engage in medical education.

Skills

Current GMC registration

MRC Psych or equivalent

Higher training experience in psychiatry

Understanding of clinical risk management

Education

Approved Clinician Approval

Section 12 (2) approval

Welsh approved Clinician Approval

Job description

Consultant Adult Psychiatrist

The closing date is 05 March 2026

We are pleased to share an opportunity for an experienced Consultant Adult Psychiatrist within our warm and welcoming Adult Mental Health Team in the Merthyr Locality of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

This is a chance to become part of a passionate and dedicated team that values excellent patient care, professional development, and staff wellbeing. Across our localities—Taff-Ely, Merthyr, Cynon, and Bridgend—you’ll find well-established teams led by substantive Consultants, a number of whom have joined in recent years, creating a vibrant and supportive peer network.

We take pride in our friendly, down‑to‑earth approach, where kindness, collaboration, and continuous learning are central to everything we do. With protected time for education, opportunities in research and leadership, and a strong sense of community, we’re here to help you thrive.

Merthyr benefits from a well‑integrated health and social care network. The Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) is deeply embedded in the community, delivering holistic, person‑centred care through a multidisciplinary team of Consultant Psychiatrists, CPNs, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, and Social Workers. The CMHT works closely with CDAT, LPMHSS, Primary Care, Forensic Services, and Rehabilitation Services. With 72 adult acute inpatient beds, the Health Board ensures continuity of care across settings.

To find out more, view our Psychiatry recruitment pack here.

Interview date: 14th April 2026

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting time to join, as the team leads a community redesign to enhance and optimise service delivery.

As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will:

• Provide clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary community mental health team, managing complex cases and offering specialist assessments for adults aged 18 and over.
• Liaise with senior clinicians, GPs, and partner agencies, contribute to the consultant on‑call rota, and fulfil statutory duties under the Mental Health Act and Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.
• Supervise junior doctors and have opportunities to engage in research, medical education, and leadership development.

With strong support from NHS Wales, you can train, examine, and pursue academic pathways.

Our team is driven by a shared sense of social justice and commitment to addressing health inequalities across all ages. We value compassion, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Whether you’re drawn by the community, the challenge, or the chance to grow, this is a role where you’ll feel supported, inspired, and proud of the impact you make.

We welcome a conversation with anyone who would like to know more about working with CTM so please contact Arif Alam, on the details below.

You can find out more about Keir Hardie Health Park and our beautiful location in Wales by following these links: https://youtu.be/3g0ZkQ4VIFo?si=TlTxvkIB5OWSvCBr and https://youtu.be/GA0w7NSEWIA?si=8cKpnRF4aWYiA98a.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

Further details about the role, our service and relocation are available in the attachments.

This post is advertised as Welsh Skills Desirable. Desirable doesn’t mean candidates need to have skills in Welsh; this just means we’ll consider it an advantage when short‑listing candidates if you do. We don’t need fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.

Please note this Job Description is Pending Royal College Approval.

Welsh and English speakers are welcome to apply.

The post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Person Specification

Qualifications and eligibility

• Current GMC registration
• MRC Psych or equivalent
• Approved Clinician Approval
• Section 12 (2) approval
• Welsh approved Clinician Approval

Knowledge and Experience

• Comprehensive training and experience in psychiatry
• Higher training experience in psychiatry.
• Experience of acting as S12(2) doctor or Responsible Clinician

Audit and research

• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Evidence of having undertaken audit relevant to speciality
• Proven capability to initiate and undertake original work.
• Evidence of service wide audit with significant and lasting impact on practice
• Evidence of original and relevant research in speciality.

Management

• Management and Administration Experience
• Experience of Appraising Staff
• Evidence of service development.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board